15 tips for beginning photographers

1. An Instant Out of Time:
Getting started in photography
By Diane Cordell
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2. “Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by
holding it still.” -Dorothea Lange
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3. 15 tips for the novice photographer
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4. Buy a camera that is portable and user-friendly
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5. Never leave the house without your camera
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6. Take pictures every day and everywhere
Take pictures daily
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7. Take dozens - hundreds! - of photos and weed them later
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8. Use online editing and sharing sites
www.flickr.com
www.picnik.com

9. Tag everything, so you can locate specific images
Text

10. Be inspired, but not intimidated, by the work of others

11. Add photography blogs
to your RSS feeds
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/
http://blog.flickr.net/en

12. Consider joining a photo group, like the 365 challenge

13. Spread the word: once they know
you’re a photographer,
friends and family members
will point you to subject matter
Spread the word:
once they know you’re a photographer,
friends and family members
will point you to subject matter

14. Special effects can be fun, but sometimes simple is best
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15. Consider Creative Commons licensing
http://search.creativecommons.org/
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Spectrumofrights_Comic1

16. Enjoy the connections that your photographs will create
Karen, Hi Diane,
Today my daughter You are AMAZING!!! Thank
and I returned to you so much. The photos are
Truthville. I took 7 perfect and are worth more than
additional photos, gold to me! Pictures support my
which I added to my family connections between
original set on Flickr Amos, Hannah and Amos Jr.
http://www.flickr.com/ conclusively. Yes, you guessed
photos/dmcordell/sets/ right. Amos Utter Sr. was born
72157605981585959/ 10 Dec 1753 and died 9 Feb
1828. His son, Amos Jr. was
I found and born 1782 and died 11 Feb 1854.
photographed the I am a direct descendant of
graves of 2 Amos Amos Sr. As I mentioned before,
Utters, and believe one I am trying to tie up loose ends
to be Hannah's so I may present our family
husband, the other, her genealogy history to my dad for
son. Christmas. I've been working on
this project for over 6 years.
Truthville Set
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thoughtfulness and generosity.
You made my day!

17. Use your hobby in your profession
“Students had fun hamming it up during our Lights, Camera, Book Fair.”
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18. Learn to look up, down, behind, closer, deeper
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19. “Photography,
alone of the arts,
seems perfected
to serve the desire humans have
for a moment
- this very moment -
to stay.”
-Sam Abell
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20. “ Photography is my passion.” -Alfred Stieglitz
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21. Resources and Links:
http://dmcordellresources.blogspot.com/
Contact Information:
dmcordell@gmail.com